Israeli Mosaic

Hezbollah Leader Hassan Nasrallah once declared Israel to be “weaker than cobwebs”. During the Second Lebanon War, documentary filmmaker Zvia Keren visited devastated northern cities in Israel, amidst missiles, destruction and fright.

Six decades after the founding of the Jewish State, how do you build your own relationship to Israel? The film follows a wide range of American Jews, on their journeys to Israel- and the result is warm and personal film that vividly conveys joys and ambivalences.

Eliezer Rath and Stefan Braun's love story began in the 1950’s in the young conformist state of Israel where homosexuality was outlawed. But between the walls of Stefan Braun's colorful and successful fur salon a fascinating and complex love story unfolded.

The life and work of Israel Prize winner Chaim Gouri as a reflection of the history of the State of Israel. A cross section of Gouri's 84 years pinpointing significant historical developments in Israeli poetry, alongside the development of the State of Israel.

 
A young Arab Bedouin, raised in the family tin hut a few meters away from the locked gate of Kibbutz Lotem longed for the kibbutz life most of his youth. In this film he finally pulls out and moves to the neighboring kibbutz.

Kibbutz-born artists portray through their works their childhood experiences of communal sleeping. This documentary follows the process of creation of an art exhibit on the topic. A film about childhood experiences, pains and memories surrounding a unique experience.